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UN: ‘severe risk to health’ from Freetown's rubbish dumps

Focus on Africa

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The United Nations Special Rapporteur for toxic materials, Baskut Tuncak, says there is a ‘severe risk to health’ from Freetown’s refuse. He has just spent two weeks in the country assessing the situation. The Âé¶¹Éç’s Umaru Fofana met him in the capital. (Photo. Rubbish mountain in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Credit: UN/OHCHR)

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